Meanings
plural negativities
- countableuncountableThe characteristic of being pessimistic or contrarian.
- countableuncountableNegative sentiment.
Leaving aside the abundance of negativity for the time being, in aggregate these attempts at definition speak to the multitude of linguistic phenomena characteristic of language hybridity in multilingual settings, albeit explained with differing emphases by different definers.
2018, James Lambert, “A multitude of ‘lishes’: The nomenclature of hybridity”, in English World-Wide, page 7
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe character of the negative electric pole
nouncharacterized by habitual skepticism and a disagreeable tendency to deny or oppose or resist suggestions or commands
noun(chemistry) the tendency of an atom or radical to attract electrons in the formation of an ionic bond
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian негативизъм, отрицателност
- негативизъм (negativizăm)characteristic of being pessimistic
- отрицателност (otricatelnost)characteristic of having a negative charge
Catalan negativitat, negativitat
- negativitatcharacteristic of being pessimistic
- negativitatcharacteristic of having a negative charge
Finnish kielteisyys, negatiivisuus
- kielteisyyscharacteristic of being pessimistic
- negatiivisuuscharacteristic of being pessimistic
- negatiivisuuscharacteristic of having a negative charge
German Negativität
- Negativitätcharacteristic of having a negative charge
Latin negātīvitās, negātīvitās
- negātīvitāscharacteristic of being pessimistic
- negātīvitāscharacteristic of having a negative charge
Māori tōrarotanga
- tōrarotangacharacteristic of having a negative charge
Romanian negativitate
- negativitatecharacteristic of having a negative charge
Slovak negatívnosť
- negatívnosťcharacteristic of being pessimistic
Spanish negatividad, negatividad
- negatividadcharacteristic of being pessimistic
- negatividadcharacteristic of having a negative charge
Turkish olumsuzluk, negatiflik
- olumsuzlukcharacteristic of having a negative charge
- negatiflikcharacteristic of having a negative charge
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Cite this entry
negativity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/negativity
“negativity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/negativity. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “negativity,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/negativity.
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